A mum who won a lengthy £2 million legal battle to have her severely autistic son put intocare has accused the Government of favouring abused children over disabled children.
EasyJet (Other OTC: EJTTF - news) goes to court in France this week to fight two separate legal challenges by disabled passengers who it refused to fly, in the latest accusations of discrimination against the budget airline.
This week both IPSEA, a national charity which offers free legal advice to families with children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and Every Disabled Child Matters (EDCM) have strongly voiced their concerns over the Draft SEN Code of Practice which was published in October. The consultation period ended on October 9.
I've written many times about the problems with the Government's Work Capability Assessment, the tool, implemented by ATOS, used to decide who qualifies for Employment and Support Allowance.
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A disabled tourist has criticised aholiday company's "discriminatory" policy after it tried to charge him nearly £150 for a return taxi journey from an airport because its coach was unable to take his wheelchair.